U.S. weighs permanent military base in Poland

The Pentagon is to report to Congress on the feasibility of permanently deploying U.S. troops on Polish soil to deter any Russian aggression. Poland has already offered at least $2 billion to help pay for the project


“FORT TRUMP”: Poland wants base to accommodate roughly 15,000 troops

U.S. military presence in Poland: More than 3,000 troops currently deployed on rotational basis

NATO military presence in Poland

NATO member countries

Russian military presence: Critics warn that permanent U.S. base could provoke Russia into building up forces in its Kaliningrad region or in Russian-allied Belarus


Szczecin: Headquarters of NATO’s eFP* scheme

Redzikowo: U.S. missile defence site due 2020

Orzysz: U.S.-led eFP battlegroup

LATVIA
LITHUANIA
Baltic Sea
Kaliningrad
RUS.
Bydgoszcz
Skwierzyna
POLAND
Powidz
Żagań
Poznań
Warsaw
Świętoszów
Łask
Bolesławiec
Kraków
GERMANY
CZECH REP.
SLOVAKIA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
100km  60 miles

*Enhanced Forward Presence – 4,600 combat-ready troops stationed in eastern Europe

Poland also wants Patriot PAC-3 missiles from U.S. – $4.8bn deal signed in Mar 2018


Sources: The Economist, Politico, U.S. Embassy and Consulate in Poland 
Picture: Lockheed Martin
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